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Get Your GED And Skilled Trades Training

Free Training for High-Paying Jobs

Thompson M-TEC is a proud partner with Zeeland Adult Education in providing free skilled trades and micro-credential training for GED and Advanced ESL students.

Whether you want to explore a career through our new micro-credential training or you are ready to take the next step in your career and pursue certification training, we have a path for you. 

Certification Trainings

Upon completing one of these longer programs, you are certified and ready to work! Program lengths vary from three weeks to eight months. 

  • Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
  • Dental Assistant
  • FANUC Robotics Weld Technician
  • HVAC-R Technician
  • Medical Records Specialist
  • Plumbing
  • Property Maintenance Technician
  • Teacher Assistant
  • Welding Technician

Micro-Credential Trainings

These quick trainings are designed to give you a peek into what a career in the field looks like in 60 hours or less.

  • AI Foundations
  • Customer Service Foundations
  • Forklift Operator
  • Healthcare Foundations
  • Manufacturing Foundations
  • Math for Construction
  • ServSafe®
  • Teacher Academy
  • Technology Foundations

Register Today through Zeeland Adult Education

Call 616-494-8803 or visit Zeeland Adult Education to learn more about these free opportunities! Tuition and books are paid for through the state-funded Michigan Special Programs Grant.